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Lost brake fluid

Postby B.O.B. » Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:54 pm

So brakes got a little spongee and looked at fluid on the big compartment is almost dry. I take it that the big one is for the front. Looked around and nothing is leaking. Any thoughts?
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Jesus_man » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:34 am

Fill it up, bleed and then see if you can find some-way of putting pressure on the pedal while you look. A scissor jack off the seat can work. Got to have a leak somewhere.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Viperwolf1 » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:49 am

Or the pads/shoes are worn down to almost nothing.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby TOOLMAN » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:05 am

Disc or Drum fronts?
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Dirtheadz » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:35 am

fluid has to go somewhere... leak or worn pads/ shoes.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Justin » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:48 am

Could also be a slow leak from the rear drum cylinders.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby landshark » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:08 pm

did the wire harness fall off the MC?





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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby B.O.B. » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:20 pm

I think when the ecu fried it burned up my fluid
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Justin » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:09 pm

Don't let the smoke out of your wiring. It's really hard to put back in.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby cpldavis37 » Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:46 am

My Master Cylinder leaks from the cap. When it does it drips onto the header/exaust and burns off instantly. Just a thought.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Jesus_man » Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:06 am

Yeah, I've had the same not that you mention it. The wire clip on top was a little loose, so I took a hammer and hit the wire between the two bowls to take the slack out and that stopped the leaking.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby cpldavis37 » Sat Jul 25, 2015 4:46 pm

I fixed mine by putting a piece of rubber hose around the wire.
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby hockeydad4-22 » Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:29 am

Jesus_man wrote:Yeah, I've had the same not that you mention it. The wire clip on top was a little loose, so I took a hammer and hit the wire between the two bowls to take the slack out and that stopped the leaking.



That's awesome JD. I did not realize you are also a follower of "the bigger hammer theory"

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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Dirtheadz » Wed Jul 29, 2015 6:19 am

hockeydad4-22 wrote:
Jesus_man wrote:Yeah, I've had the same not that you mention it. The wire clip on top was a little loose, so I took a hammer and hit the wire between the two bowls to take the slack out and that stopped the leaking.



That's awesome JD. I did not realize you are also a follower of "the bigger hammer theory"

"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"

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LOL, thats funny sh!t right there
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Re: Lost brake fluid

Postby Jesus_man » Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:08 am

You betta believe it!
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